Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PESM45 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PESM45, cells from soybean variety 5PESM45, plants of soybean 5PESM45, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PESM45. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PESM45 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PESM45, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PESM45, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PESM45. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PESM45 are further provided.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 13410801 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 13410801, to the plants of soybean cultivar 13410801, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 13410801, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 13410801. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13410801. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13410801, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 13410801 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches for reducing nicotine. Also provided are tobacco plants with decreased tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). The present disclosure further provides modified tobacco plants with low nicotine and increased antioxidant capacity. Further provided are tobacco plants or material with low nicotine and low TSNAs. Also provided is cured tobacco material of the tobacco plants provided herein and tobacco products comprising this cured tobacco material.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to genetically modified plants, plant cells, or plant tissues wherein the genetic modification comprises expression of an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit-related (PRL-1) gene or homolog thereof, in the plant, plant cell, or plant tissue; and wherein the expression of the exogenous nucleic acid comprising the PRL-1 gene or homolog thereof results in enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and/or plant biomass of the plant, plant cell, or plant tissue as compared to a wild-type plant, plant cell or plant tissue without the genetic modification. Another aspect of the current disclosure is directed to methods of enhancing photosynthetic efficiency and biomass yield in a plant, plant cell, or plant tissue, the methods comprising expressing an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a PRL-1 gene or homolog thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for increasing oil content of the vegetative tissues of plants. The compositions comprise polynucleotides encoding phospholipase A1 (PLA1) polypeptides and plants, plant parts, plant cells, and seeds comprising such polynucleotides. The methods for increasing oil content of the vegetative tissues of plants comprise introducing a polynucleotide encoding PLA1 polypeptides into the plant. Expression of these PLA1 polynucleotides result in a large accumulation of triacyl glycerides or neutral lipids in vegetative tissues such as leaves that normally contain very little amount of such oil.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PDVS18 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PDVS18, cells from soybean variety 5PDVS18, plants of soybean 5PDVS18, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PDVS18. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PDVS18 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PDVS18, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PDVS18, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PDVS18. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PDVS18 are further provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying FASCIATED EAR2 (FEA2) genes in plants, optionally to modify meristem size. The invention further relates to plants having increased kernel row number produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PUDG46 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PUDG46, cells from soybean variety 5PUDG46, plants of soybean 5PUDG46, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PUDG46. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PUDG46 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PUDG46, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PUDG46, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PUDG46. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PUDG46 are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and biotechnology and in particular to the generation of plants from cells and other tissues. More particularly, the invention provides methods and means for improving plant regeneration, especially from transformed or genetically modified plant cells using GRF1 booster gene.

Abstract: Provided herein are modified tomato plants comprising an introduced modification of genomic DNA at the SlFSR gene or a transcription regulatory region thereof. In some instances, the introduced modification is heritable. In some instances, the introduced modification is an epigenetic such as hypermethylation. Also provided are progeny plants produced from the modified tomato plants, tomato seeds and tomato fruit produced by the modified tomato plants or progeny plants. Also provided are methods of making and growing the modified tomato plant and obtaining modified tomato fruit as well as nucleic acid reagents useful in the methods.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 29230608 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 29230608, to the plants of soybean cultivar 29230608, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 29230608, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 29230608. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 29230608. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 29230608, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 29230608 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: According to the disclosure, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010454. The disclosure thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of the variety CH010454, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010454 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The disclosure further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010454.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFLN03 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFLN03, cells from soybean variety 5PFLN03, plants of soybean 5PFLN03, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFLN03. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFLN03 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFLN03, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFLN03, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFLN03. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFLN03 are further provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying Brassinosteroid Insensitive-1 (BRI1) genes in plants, optionally to improve yield traits. The invention further relates to plants having increased improved yield traits produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PJPF85 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PJPF85, cells from soybean variety 5PJPF85, plants of soybean 5PJPF85, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PJPF85. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PJPF85 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PJPF85, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PJPF85, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PJPF85. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PJPF85 are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tobacco plant and the like. The tobacco plant of the present invention contains nitrate reductase in which an amino acid residue corresponding to position 525 in an amino acid sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4 is mutated from proline to an amino acid residue other than proline. In one embodiment, the tobacco plant has one or more properties of the following (a) to (c): (a) the activity of the nitrate reductase under the dark condition is 80% or more of the activity of the nitrate reductase under the light condition; (b) an individual is essentially equivalent to a control in growth; and/or (c) nitric acid decreases as compared with the control, wherein the control is a tobacco plant containing nitrate reductase consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4.

Abstract: The problem solved by the present invention is to provide a high-stearic acid sunflower line. This problem is solved by a sunflower seed comprising a sequence insertion mutation on the 3? side from the TATA box and on the 5? side from the start codon of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase 17 (SAD17) gene.

Abstract: The present invention provides transgenic carrot plants comprising at least one heterologous DNA sequence encoding: (a) a promoter of a transcription factor gene; or (b) a transcription factor geneoperably linked to a promoter; wherein the heterologous DNA sequence increases the expression of at least one gene encoding a sinapic acid glucosyltransferase (USAGT). The transcription factor gene is preferably DcMYB90 (SEQ ID NO:1) or DcEGL1 (SEQ ID NO:2) or a sequence having at least 80% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or at least 80% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein the sequence encodes a transcription factor protein increasing the expression of sinapic acid glucosyltransferase (USAGT) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:4.

Abstract: Disclosed are a partial peptide of cysteine-rich secretory protein, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 (CAP), consisting of an amino acid sequence of the conserved region of CAP, the peptide having at least one effect selected from the following effects: a plant stem cell-inducing effect, a plant environmental stress tolerance-enhancing effect, a plant pest resistance-inducing effect, a germination-promoting effect, a plant transformation efficiency-enhancing effect, and a plant growth-promoting effect; and a plant stem cell inducer, an environmental stress enhancer, a plant pest resistance inducer, a germination promoter, a transformation efficiency enhancer, and a plant growth promoter, all of which comprise the peptide.

Abstract: A New Guinea Impatiens plant designated SAKIMP075 is disclosed. Embodiments include seeds of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP075, plants of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP075, to plant parts of New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP075, and methods for producing an impatiens plant produced by crossing New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP075 with itself or with another impatiens variety. Embodiments include methods for producing an impatiens plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and transgenic impatiens plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to impatiens varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP075, methods for producing other impatiens lines or plant parts derived from New Guinea Impatiens SAKIMP075, and the impatiens plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.